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mtybh, mtybtˀ (məṯīḇā, məṯīḇtā) n.f. sitting; yeshiva
√ ytb vb.
1
position, site
JBA
MG 1:59.1.32↗ עיבא דסליק למתיבתא דנורא ומתחזי ברקא‏ : the cloudiness that arises to the site of fire and appears as lightning
2
yeshiva, academy
JBA, LJLA
BT Ber 18b(45)↗ text not cited ; BT Ber 56a(47)↗ אביי שכיב ואתא מתיבתא דפום בדיתא וסמכי עילווך‏ : PN will die, and the members of the academy of GN will come and rely upon you(r decisions) ; BT BM 85b(34)↗ אחזי לי רבנן צדיקי כי סלקי ונחתי למתיבתא דרקיעא‏ : I have seen the righteous going up to and coming down (from) the academy of the sky ; MG 1:18.2.45↗ סליק למתיבתא דרקיעא‏ : he has gone up to the academy in the sky (i.e., passed away) ; TgSong8:13↗ חברי סנהדרין ושאר עמא דציתין לקל ריש מתיבתא‏
(1)
academic session
JBA
(2)
head of the academy
JBAg
3
members of an assembly or session
JLAtg, JBA, LJLA
TgJ 1K22:22tos↗ פוק ממתיבתא דילי‏ : leave my assembly ; BT Ber 56a(47)↗ ואתא מתיבתא דפום בדיתא וסמכי עילווך‏ : the assembly of GN will come and rely on you ; TgTosPr 1Kgs.22:22↗ text not cited
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The example in JPA cited in early editions of DJPA has now been found to be an incorrect Babylonianism; see s.v. mwtb n.m.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 336bDJBA: 720aJastrow: 861Levy Ch-W: 2:80
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